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SECTION 90-B
Definitions
Agriculture & Markets (AGM) CHAPTER 69, ARTICLE 5
§ 90-b. Definitions. As used in this article unless otherwise
expressly stated:

1. The term "auctioneer" means a person who sells, or makes a business
of selling cattle, swine, sheep, goats, camelids or horses, at auction.

2. The term "auction" means a public sale of cattle, swine, sheep,
goats, camelids or horses.

3. The term "cattle" means the entire family of bovidae.

4. The term "camelid" means the entire family of camelidae.

5. The term "cervid" means any member of the family of cervidae.

6. The term "dealer" means any person who buys and sells cattle,
horses, swine, cervids, camelids, poultry, goats, or sheep as a business
enterprise. The term shall not include persons who buy and sell such
animals as part of a bona fide breeding, feeding or farming operation,
or receive such animals exclusively for slaughter on their own premises,
or purchase or sell horses either as part of a bona fide riding or
racing operation or for their own personal use.

7. The term "goat" means any member of the genus capra.

8. The term "horse" means the entire family of equidae.

9. The term "live poultry market" means any premises where poultry are
assembled and held for sale and slaughter. It does not include livestock
auction buildings.

10. The term "official backtag" means a unique, tamper-resistant
device approved by the United States department of agriculture, which,
when affixed to cattle, cervid, swine or camelid, identifies and
distinguishes animals that shall be moved directly to slaughter.

11. The term "official ear tag" means a unique, tamper-resistant
device approved by the United States department of agriculture, which,
when affixed to the ears of cattle, cervid, swine, sheep, goat, or
camelid, identifies and distinguishes such animals.

12. The term "poultry" means a domesticated fowl including chickens,
turkeys, waterfowl, guinea fowl and game birds commonly used for the
production of meat and eggs. It does not include pigeons.

13. The term "poultry transporter" or "transporter of poultry" means
any person who transports poultry or otherwise moves poultry to a live
market.

14. The term "registration number" means the number assigned to and
that identifies a particular domestic animal, where such number and the
identifying characteristics of such domestic animal are set forth in a
registry maintained by a breed association recognized by the department.

15. The term "rescue" means the action by a person that accepts
cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, cervids, or camelids from any
source and attempts to find permanent homes through adoption, transfer,
sale, lease, sponsorship, or gift of such livestock.

16. The term "sheep" means any member of the genus ovis.

17. The term "swine" means the entire super family of suidoidae.